- Sri Lanka began the process to formulate new constitution on
_____.
(a) 9 th January, 2016 (b) 2 nd January, 2016
(c) 1 st January, 2016 (d) 6 th January, 2016 - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently
test fired the new Penetration-Cum Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric
(TB) ammunition specially designed for Arjun tank at ___.
(a) Chandipur, Odisha (b) Pokhran, Rajasthan
(c) Balasore, Odisha (d) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh - Who among the following was recently awarded with Harikrishna
Devsare Balsahitya Award 2015?
(a) Balkrishna Garg (b) Ramdarash Mishra
(c) Bashir Bhaderwahi (d) Radhakant Bharti - Which of the following folk dances is recently listed in the Guinness
Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world?
(a) Kullu Nati dance (b) Bihu dance
(c) Kolattam dance (d) Phulpati dance - Which of the following country has been elected as UNICEF’s
executive board member representing the Group of Asia-Pacific
States for 2016–18?
(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal (c) Malaysia (d) India - Which of the following statements is correct regarding 14th Pravasi
Bhartiya Diwas?
(a) It was held on 9th January 2016 in New Delhi.
(b) This event was inaugurated by the External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj.
(c) It was the first limited edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas.
(d) All of these - Who among the following hit second fastest 50 in T–20?
(a) Colin Munro (b) Aaron Finch
(c) Mohammad Shahzad (d) David Miller - Which of the following company announced to launch a new
venture named GRAIL to develop blood-based cancer tests?
(a) Illumina (b) Stratos genomics
(c) LaserGen (d) Qiagen- Who among the following has recently resigned from the post of
Environment Agency Chairman, UK?
(a) Sir James Bevan (b) John Curtin
(c) Sir Philip Dilley (d) Miranda Kavanagh - Which of the following became the first Indian state to introduce
compulsory gender education at graduate level?
(a) Telangana (b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra - Which of the following became World’s third institute to produce
cloned buffalo?
(a) CIRB (Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes)
(b) NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)
(c) IVRI (Indian Veterinary Research Institute)
(d) Roslin Institute - Mass emission standards Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) will come into
force across the country from ___.
(a) 2 nd May 2018 (b) 1 st April, 2017
(c) 14 th July 2016 (d) 29 th January 2018 - The United Nations General Assembly recently adopted a resolution
to celebrate ____ of every year as World Tsunami Awareness day.
(a) 5 th November (b) 5 th May
(c) 20 th April (d) 30 th December - Who among the following has been recently appointed as Chief
Executive Officer of e-commerce firm, flipkart?
(a) Binny Bansal (b) Jeff Bezas
(c) Mukesh Bansal (d) Ananth Narayanan - Who among the following won FIFA Ballon d’Or award, 2015 for
the world’s best football player?
(a) Cristiano Ronaldo (b) Lionel Messi
(c) Marco van Basten (d) Wayne Rooney - Who among the following was invited as the chief guest for the
Republic Day Parade 2016, held in New Delhi?
(a) Xi Jinping (b) Vladimir Putin
(c) Francois Hollande (d) David Cameron - Who among the following is recently appointed as the chairman
of Competition Commission of India?
(a) Devender Kumar Sikri (b) Sudhir Mittal
(c) M.L. Tayal (d) S.L. Bunker - Which among the following Indian states recently became the first
state in country to achieve 100% or total primary eduction?
(a) Gujarat (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra - Which film won top three awards at 73rd annual Golden Globes,
2016?
(a) The Revenant (b) Room
(c) Steve Jobs (d) Spotlight - Who among the following poets won T S Eliot Prize, 2015 for poetry?
(a) Sarah Howe (b) David Harsent
(c) Mark Doty (d) Selima Hill
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